Sometimes I think we've never met a challenge we didn't like. So, when Grace and Michael came to us with the idea to take their wedding on the road, all we could think was how much fun it would be to have an adventure wedding. Besides, it is the perfect wedding for photojournalists because what adventure doesn't make for a great story?
Grace and Michael wanted to make their wedding special for all of their friends, and they wanted to make it unique to them. Originally, they had planned for a large June wedding, but when a family health issue arose, they moved their wedding to March and had to come up with a new plan quickly. What they decided was to have a private San Francisco City Hall ceremony and then take their guests via bus to all of their favorite places in San Francisco, making toasts and sharing memories along the way. We could go on and on about how much fun these two were to photograph, and how the light in City Hall is always so perfect, but we'll let the pictures do the talking.
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As a true Southern California girl, rain kinda bums me out. Truth be told, I was a little nervous when I realized that all of Kate and Margee's elopement and engagement session was going to be photographed indoors because it was raining outside. Lucky for me, we started with them at San Francisco City Hall where Margee and Kate signed their domestic partnership papers, and the cloud cover that initially bummed me out actually turned City Hall's giant upstairs windows into huge soft boxes. And, here's a little photo lighting tip: if you want a quick and easy way to make your subjects look beautiful, use giant soft boxes to create soft, natural looking light. They had a lovely ceremony with just the two of them before heading to the county clerk office to make things official, and we just loved photographing them in such beautiful light in such an amazingly gorgeous space. Because San Francisco City Hall is so beautiful, photographing there can be frustrating because it can get pretty crowded with all of the couples getting married and taking photos. I've never liked fighting for space, but Margee and Kate were just so involved with one another that it made it seem as if all the other people just disappeared. Their smiles, laughter and love were so incredibly infectious that we all just created our own little world.
Since it was a second wedding for both, Karen and Ron decided to keep their ceremony sweet and simple and just for themselves. They flew in from Palm Springs to be married on a Wednesday at a beautiful spot overlooking the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. It was just the two of them with the minister and me, as their photographer and witness. Following their vows, we had a lovely and leisurely photo session throughout the Palace and Crissy Beach.
